Harriet Vane has never dared to return to her old Oxford college. Now, despite her scandalous life, she has been summoned back ...At first she thinks her worst fears have been fulfilled, as she encounters obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy when she arrives at sedate Shrewsbury College for the 'Gaudy' celebrations. But soon, Harriet realises that she is...
Harriet Vane has never dared to return to her old Oxford college. Now, despite her scandalous life, she has been summoned back ...At first she thinks her worst fears have been fulfilled, as she encounters obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy when she arrives at sedate Shrewsbury College for the 'Gaudy' celebrations. But soon, Harriet realises that she is not the only target of this murderous malice - and asks Lord Peter Wimsey to help.
作者简介
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多萝西•L. 塞耶斯(Dorothy L Sayers，1893—1957) ，英国著名侦探小说家、戏剧家、神学理论家兼翻译家。
1893年出生于一个牧师家庭，是第一批获得牛津大学学位的女性之一。从牛津大学毕业后，塞耶斯先是任职于出版社，后选择在伦敦一家广告事务所担任广告撰稿人，并着手创作第一部长篇侦探小说《谁的尸体》（Whose Body？1923）。从1923年到1937年，塞耶斯主要创作了十多部以彼得•温西勋爵(Lord Peter Wimsey)为主角的系列侦探小说，被公认为二十世纪最出色的侦探小说作家之一。另外，她还参与创建英国侦探小说俱乐部，并担任过主席。
多萝西•L. 塞耶斯(Dorothy L Sayers，1893—1957) ，英国著名侦探小说家、戏剧家、神学理论家兼翻译家。
1893年出生于一个牧师家庭，是第一批获得牛津大学学位的女性之一。从牛津大学毕业后，塞耶斯先是任职于出版社，后选择在伦敦一家广告事务所担任广告撰稿人，并着手创作第一部长篇侦探小说《谁的尸体》（Whose Body？1923）。从1923年到1937年，塞耶斯主要创作了十多部以彼得•温西勋爵(Lord Peter Wimsey)为主角的系列侦探小说，被公认为二十世纪最出色的侦探小说作家之一。另外，她还参与创建英国侦探小说俱乐部，并担任过主席。
One have to say Sayers is just the opposite of what she accredited her heroine with "keep to the point". Everyone knows you did a First in whatsoever at Oxford alright. Latin...I say
For book club discussion. In conclusion, it is a nice novel but a very bad mystery novel. Like Writing. The writing style builds up the academic feeling. Very knowledgeable and has a cold sense of humour from an intellect. All these Latin quotes make it ver...
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1 有用 jumaomao 2014-11-18 22:12:15
what women should do with their lives, good topic. Lord Peter didn't come onto stage until page 333, out of a total of 560 pages...sigh
0 有用 eugene 2013-01-29 23:35:41
One have to say Sayers is just the opposite of what she accredited her heroine with "keep to the point". Everyone knows you did a First in whatsoever at Oxford alright. Latin...I say